Gerald Santos. Picture: Instagram/@thegeraldsantos
Hours after Gerald Santos confessed that he was raped by an ex-GMA musical director when he was 15, the Kapuso community identified that his testimony was totally different from the formal grievance he filed in 2010.
Santos publicly admitted throughout the listening to of the Senate committee on public info and mass media on Monday, August 19, that he was raped by an unnamed musical director for the primary time in 19 years.
In his testimony, Santos additionally shared that whereas he tried to complain in opposition to his abuser, he was merely dismissed by highly effective people concerned, and was even accused of being homophobic. He additionally stated that whereas he lengthy wished to file a cost in opposition to him, he additionally feared for his profession and security.
In an official assertion on the identical day, GMA stated an pressing investigation in opposition to Santos’ abuser was made in 2010, and the stated musical director’s contract had already been terminated since then.
“Naninindigan ang GMA Community laban sa lahat ng uri ng pang-aabuso. Hindi kinukunsinti ng GMA ang anumang uri ng pang-aabuso sa mga artista, personalidad, empleyado, unbiased contractors, at iba pang stakeholders nito (GMA Community stands by those that have been victims of abuse. GMA by no means permits such types of abusive habits to exist amongst its artists, personalities, staff, unbiased contractors, and different stakeholders),” the Kapuso Community stated.
“Alinsunod dito ang naging aksyon ng Community matapos nitong matanggap ang formal grievance ni Gerald Santos noong 2010. Agad nagsagawa ng imbestigasyon at matapos nito ay agaran ding ipinatupad ng Community ang nararapat na parusa sa inakusahan. Tinerminate ng GMA ang kontrata ng inakusahan, at hindi na rin siya muling kinuha o binigyan ng trabaho pagkatapos nito,” it continued.
(The community was immediate in taking motion after receiving a proper grievance from Gerald Santos in 2010. An investigation was urgently made and the community instantly made positive that the accused acquired the correct penalties. GMA terminated the accused’s contract and he didn’t apply or was given a job after the incident.)
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Whereas there was no point out of the previous musical director’s id, GMA additional acknowledged that Santos’ admission throughout the Senate listening to was totally different from the formal grievance that he lodged earlier than the community in 2010.
“Ngunit ang nilalaman ng formal grievance na inihain ni Gerald noong 2010 ay naiiba sa akusasyon niya ng rape na binanggit niya sa Senado. Ngayon lang din nakarating sa kaalaman ng pamunuan ng GMA ang bagay na ito (Nonetheless, the formal grievance filed by Gerald in 2010 was totally different from the rape claims he stated earlier than the senate. GMA was solely knowledgeable of this now),” it stated.
GMA additionally countered Santos’ declare that he was allegedly faraway from the Kapuso Community, saying the singer requested an “early launch” from his administration contract, which was then accepted in 2010.
“Nais ding linawin ng GMA ang naging pahayag ni Gerald na natanggal siya sa Community. Siya mismo ang humiling ng early launch mula sa kanyang administration contract noong 2010, na pinagbigyan ng GMA,” it stated. “Sa parehong taon ay agad din siyang lumabas sa ibang TV community. Dagdag pa rito, sumubok ding bumalik si Gerald sa GMA matapos ang kanyang kontrata sa TV5 noong 2013.”
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(GMA additionally desires to make clear Gerald’s assertion that he was faraway from the community. He was the one who requested for an early launch from his administration contract in 2010, which was granted by GMA. He then appeared on a distinct TV community in the identical 12 months. So as to add, Gerald tried to return to GMA after his contract with TV5 in 2013.)
Santos has but to answer GMA’s assertion, as of press time.
